The How-To Heretic
Your user's guide to life on the outside.
Leaving religion is the first step into a larger, better world. But it can also be a scary world. Things work differently now. Never fear: that's why we’re here!
We're your audio uncles, and with help from good friends and experts in all sorts of fields, we're going to share the stories and seek the knowledge we all need for building a great life! After all, you only get one (that we know of), so you'd better make the most of it!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 75 minutes
- Episodes
- 189
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2021
Keep The Tip - 069
This week! Uncle Mark introduces us to a boy with a simple dream to fly an arena into space, and Uncle Dan gets circumspect about mutilating babies for no reason.
Bull’s Milk - 068
This week! Uncle Mark knocks everybody down for money, Uncle Dan gives up all his passions forever, and Uncle Doug explores the fount of eternal sadness that is Mitt Romney.
Jerusalem’s Got Talent - 067
This week! Uncle Doug shows us that cities are for closers, Uncle Dan gets his wands in our cups, and Uncle Mark sloth shames us.
We Will Cock You - 066
This week! Uncle Mark introduces us to some very peculiar bird watchers, Uncle Dan discovers the origins of truck nutz, and Uncle Doug curses Uncle Dan’s slovenly ways in-studio! Remember 20% of all …
Snake Friends - 065
This week! Uncle Dan serves up a weird-ass McRib and Uncle Mark tries to figure out How-To atheist. And don’t forget, 20% of all December Patreon dollars go to the Freedom From Religion Foundation!
Hammer Time - 064
This week! Uncle Mark introduces us to the mother of all pretenders, Uncle Doug is surprised by Thursday, and Patrick Elliot from the Freedom From Religion Foundation joins us to talk about building …
The Other Ark - 063
This week! Uncle Mark shows us some junk in a magic trunk, Uncle Dan tries to scare us with a silly chicken-man devil, and Tony McAleer from Life After Hate joins us to talk about how to leave hate b…
Brother Bigfoot - 062
This week! Uncle Dan casts a hard glance at some very old dumb, Uncle Mark deserts the Army, and Uncle Doug lures us into a laughable legend!
The Away Team - 061
This week! Uncle Doug serves up vodka and applesauce, Uncle Dan shows us you can’t spell pilgrim without ‘grim’, and Professor Nathan tries to get us to change over time.
Uncle Mark of the Beast - 060
This week! Uncle Mark has a nose made of bone, Uncle Dan gets buried alive, and Uncle Doug brings us the torturous conclusion of the Book of Revelation.
Synodus Horrenda - 059
This week! Uncle Mark shows us it’s not always good to be King, Uncle Dan introduced us to the Lord of the Incels, and our Irish correspondent Rudy gives us reason to hope against long odds.
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Too many Trumpets - 058
This week! Uncle Mark pushes your planchette, Uncle Doug serves us a tiny sandwich at the weirdest possible moment, and we get caught up on all the good Patron love!!
Drilling for Derp - 057
This Week! Uncle Dan asks ‘what’s the frequency, Peter?’, Uncle Mark warns us about a hole new level of crazy, and we have the first of many How-To’s about getting more comfortable the bees and the b…
Dames! - 056
This week! Uncle Mark introduces us to a weird old lady, Uncle Dan gets spooked by two little girls in a hallway, and our friend Tori Williams Douglass joins us for a How-To call to arms!
Coming to America - 055
This week! We celebrate one of history’s greatest monsters (for some reason), we cast an old spell on Uncle Mark, and Uncle Doug really DOES not like Oaks.
The Ghost with the Most - 054
This week! Uncle Doug Haunts our Heavenly Father, Uncle Dan tries to not touch us, and Uncle Mark finds a thing that is not theology but it’s not philosophy and there will be moon-monkeys.
Before Before the Flood - 053
This week! Uncle Dan asks us to hold his can, Uncle Mark takes us boating, and we begin to explore How-To push back against those who are used to doing all the pushing unopposed.
-Hollow There!- - 052
This week, Uncle Mark takes us below the surface, Uncle Dan promises us brandy but brings some weird milk instead, but luckily Uncle Doug brings a little something unexpected to the party. Won’t you …
September Mourn - 051
This week! We have an all 9-11, all the time-themed show! How fun is that? Uncle Mark once again proves the worst ideas come out of the desert and Uncle Doug gives us another reason to cry about a no…
Bleeding for Brigham - 050
This week! Uncle Mark sets a bloody tone, Uncle Doug shows us 3 billboards outside of a discernible point, and Uncle Dan tells us about a new job in a very old company that no sane person is gonna wa…